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On Friday, February 23, 2024, staff at the Circle K located at 321 Sidney Baker South made a startling discovery when they found a credit card skimmer installed on Pump #7. According to store personnel, the skimmer was not present during the closing inspection the previous day, indicating it was likely placed overnight.
Credit card skimmers are nefarious devices attached to point-of-sale terminals, allowing thieves to steal card information when customers swipe their cards. These devices are typically found on gas pumps or other unmonitored point-of-sale devices. Once installed, skimmers covertly collect credit card data until retrieved by the perpetrator, who can then use the stolen information for online scams and unauthorized purchases.
In response to this incident, the store staff has been commended for their vigilance in checking for skimmers regularly. To prevent falling victim to such scams, customers are advised to take precautions:
- Opt for pumps closest to the building, as they are more likely to be monitored by staff and less prone to tampering.
- Preferably use a credit card over a debit card to avoid direct access to your bank account. If forced to use a debit card, select the credit option to avoid entering your PIN.
- Utilize chip-enabled cards instead of swiping whenever possible for enhanced security.
- Consider purchasing gas station gift cards for frequent visits, as they are not linked to personal information and limit potential losses if compromised.
- Take the extra time to pay inside the store rather than at the pump to reduce the risk of encountering card skimmers.

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The rise and rise of technology especially in the form of the cellphones, gadgets and computer machines and excessive use of these devices connected to the internet makes compulsive use of digital parenting. Young kids and teens are obsessed with the virtual world and they use social media apps, explore the cyberspace for more and more information and for educational purposes. However, technology may have come with advantages, but when it comes to children it has also brought numerous risk factor that can harm kids mentally, socially and emotionally. Today children are the victims of cyber bullies, stalkers, and sexual predators may get involved in sexual hookups, sexting, and obsession with social messaging apps.
However, parents have a very irrational approach against digital activities; they are aware but have multiple thoughts about digital parenting. The age is the main factor for parents to monitor their kids and teens digital activities. Parents themselves spend a number of hours on digital devices. Parents have the habit of checking the kids and teens social media accounts on regular basis. However, they also make a check on their digital activities of teens.
Parents have a number of challenges when it comes digital parenting. They have to deal with the restrictive meditation, intrusive meditation and last but not the least is co-viewing where both parents and kids get involved in using the artificial world to the fullest. However, co-learning of the digital world has become very important for the parents. However, co-presence is another issue among parents and children too. Where everybody in the house sticks with their mobile phones and gadget connected to the internet.
Even the World’s biggest name in the field of the technology “Bill Gates” has put a restriction on their children. He doesn’t allow young kids and teens to use the mobile phones and gadgets at dinner time at all, according to an interview he has given to the Mirror.
Teens almost spend an average of 9 hours a day on the media and gadgets such as TV, social media and even on the online games, CNN–Reports stated that.
However, parents can perform a number of digital parenting tips that can really help out parents to protect teens and kids from digital obsession and vulnerabilities. Parents can talk to the children and remain calm and cool. They can have conversations on regular basis and talk to the children to the point. Moreover, parents need to have a little bit tech–savvy and get information about the digital parenting and about the digital world. Parents can set parental control on kids devices and get to know what they are doing on smartphones, gadgets, and PCs.


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- Who owns TikTok?
- Is Xbox banned in China?
- Does Roblox give you Robux on your birthday?
- What games are banned in China?
- Why is Roblox so dangerous?
- Do Roblox warnings expire?
- Is Roblox getting banned in USA?
- Is fortnite illegal in China?
- Is Roblox banned in Dubai?
- Is Call of Duty allowed in China?
- Is Minecraft big in China?
- Can u hack on Roblox?
- What countries is Roblox banned in?
- Is US banned TikTok?
- Is TikTok ban permanent?
- Is Roblox bad for kids?
- Is Minecraft banned in any country?
- Is Roblox safe for 9 year olds?
- Is Minecraft banned in China?
- Is Roblox a virus?
- Which country banned TikTok?
Who owns TikTok?
ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming resisted the sale of TikTok last year despite calls from his large Western investors to do so.
ByteDance, which counts General Atlantic and Sequoia Capital among its backers, was valued at $180 billion in December, according to investment data research company PitchBook..
Is Xbox banned in China?
Home gaming consoles were banned in mainland China from June 2000 until 2013; when the ban was lifted, next-generation consoles such as the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 were allowed in the country. … Banned for discrediting China’s national image as well as threatening national security.
Does Roblox give you Robux on your birthday?
No, Roblox does not give you robux on your birthday. The only way to receive robux is by: Buying robux (Either on its own or as part of Roblox Premium)
What games are banned in China?
The Real Reason These Games Were Banned In ChinaAnimal Crossing: New Horizons was too subversive. … PUBG couldn’t be monetized. … Plague Inc. … Battlefield 4 picked the wrong villains. … Devotion’s hidden jokes caused a stir. … Command & Conquer: Generals wasn’t flattering. … Hearts of Iron was deemed inaccurate. … Call of Duty Mobile was a victim of new regulations.More items…•Apr 16, 2020
Why is Roblox so dangerous?
Why is Roblox dangerous for children? Because of a lack of adequate moderation of these user generated worlds, children are often exposed to violent shoot and kill game play, horror games, and other inappropriate virtual behaviours. Roblox has been ridiculed for its lack of safety for children against online predators.
Do Roblox warnings expire?
The player’s account is banned from using Roblox for seven days (1 week, or 168 hours). … The player is warned that any further violations of the Roblox Terms of Service may result in an account deletion.
Is Roblox getting banned in USA?
Roblox is not being banned, but the bans’ issue was highlighted when the most subscribed You tuber got banned from the game due to an inappropriate username. When he made a video on the prohibition, fans got furious and started trending, making the gaming platform remove the ban. … Let us know more about Roblox!
Is fortnite illegal in China?
Unlike the rest of the world or most of it anyway, they do not have the freedom to play for as long as they wish. To restrict the playing hours of players in the game, the game’s game meta has been transformed in the Chinese version. Arena mode, which is the competitive game mode in Fortnite, is actually banned.
Is Roblox banned in Dubai?
Unfortunately, it is. The UAE TRA considers ROBLOX to be an uneducational game, and in their campaign to ban all uneducational games, they banned ROBLOX. However, you can still play it using VPN. The ban is regarded as political.
Is Call of Duty allowed in China?
In 2018, internet cafes in one Chinese province were ordered to ban the 2012 entry Call of Duty: Black Ops II because it featured a fictional World War II bombing of Tiananmen Square, according to the South China Morning Post.
Is Minecraft big in China?
Minecraft has almost 300 million registered accounts in China, according to Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad. The number was released at an event held by NetEase, which publishes Minecraft in China. Speaking on Twitter, Ahmad noted that the game is free-to-play on both PC and mobile in the country.
Can u hack on Roblox?
What countries is Roblox banned in?
ROBLOX is banned in Jordan, United Arab Emirates, North Korea and most well-known, the UAE. It may be because of bad language, swearing or something else but people in that country are completely BANNED from playing ROBLOX. As of rn there are 3 countries which are banned named UAE, Jordan and North Korea.
Is US banned TikTok?
In September, a temporary injunction prevented the government from removing TikTok from mobile application download platforms. That Trump administration order had sought to ban new downloads of the app but continue to allow use of TikTok until November 12, when all usage would be blocked.
Is TikTok ban permanent?
A source in the Ministry of Electronics and IT told CNN Business on Wednesday that the government decided this week to make the ban permanent because it was unsatisfied with how the Chinese companies had addressed concerns about data collection and security.
Is Roblox bad for kids?
The Bottom Line. Roblox is a safe gaming platform for kids when parents take the recommendations from our experts seriously. Making it a rule that kids play Roblox in a shared family space where you can supervise their activity is the best way to ensure their safety.
Is Minecraft banned in any country?
While countries around the world have banned or restricted access to news websites and social media networks — including Facebook and Snapchat — so far, Minecraft has not been banned by any countries.
Is Roblox safe for 9 year olds?
Roblox itself does filter and check the games that are being created both for inappropriate images and profanity. However, games are still allowed that can have horror, murder or bloody themes. … Although do note that setting a child’s age as under 13 doesn’t limit the games they can access.
Is Minecraft banned in China?
The creators of Minecraft have announced they’re taking their hugely popular game to China. The plan is to make a version of the block-building game for Chinese gamers to play on PCs and mobiles. … Foreign game consoles were banned in China from 2000 to 2014 because officials thought they were bad for children.
Is Roblox a virus?
What is Roblox virus? The Roblox virus is trojan-type malware that claims to be a cheating application for a game called Roblox. … The Roblox virus executable is called “Robux Generator v2.
Which country banned TikTok?
PakistanTikTok has been banned in Pakistan for “immoral/indecent content.” TikTok has been banned in Pakistan after the Chinese video sharing app clocked up complaints about “immoral/indecent content.” The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said Friday it gave TikTok the opportunity to comply, but did not.


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Men and women evaluate art differently, researchers found. While women focus more on the art itself, men tend to pay more attention to the artist’s authenticity and background.
The authors, who published their findings in the journal Psychology & Marketing, say theirs is the first study to examine the importance of an artist’s ‘brand’ when average consumers are appraising his or her art.
Personal brand appears to be more important than people in the business had realized, a finding that in the $64 billion art market has significant implications, as well as other product industries such as fashion and food, the researchers say.
Co-author, Stephanie Mangus, assistant professor in Michigan State University’s Broad College of Business, said:
“All consumers in the study, but especially men, evaluated art with a strong emphasis on how motivated and passionate the artist was. So if you’re an artist or if you’re managing an artist, developing that human brand – getting the message across that you’re authentic – becomes essential.”
(Stephanie Mangus. Photo: Michigan State University)
Ms. Mangus and colleagues asked 518 men and women to look at two unfamiliar paintings with fictionalized biographies of the artist.
Some participants read a biography that showed that the artist was a lifelong painter who creates unique paintings, i.e. an authentic artist. Others read a bio characterizing the artist as an ordinary painter who only recently took up the craft.
Paintings and their artists received significantly more favorable impressions when the bio characterized the artist as ‘authentic’. Participants showed they were more willing to buy that artist’s painting, and also pay more for it.
Men driven more by ‘brand’ then women
When evaluating art, the researchers found that men were much more likely to be influenced by the artist’s brand.
While also taking into account the artist’s authenticity, women were more influenced by the artwork itself.
Ms. Mangus said:
“Women are more willing to go through a complicated process of actually evaluating the artwork, whereas men may say, ‘This guy’s a great artist, so I’ll buy his art.’”
Even though the art market has grown considerably over the last ten years, and dispite outperforming equities since 2004, not much is known about what drives consumers’ decisions when deciding which artwork to buy and how much they are willing to pay, the researchers say.
If dealers know that an artist’s brand is an important factor in consumers’ evaluations, they will be able to set prices more accurately. The team members also believe their findings could help consumers make decisions on which art they buy.
Ms. Mangus said:
“For the average person trying to purchase art, knowing something about the artist – and knowing that the artist is authentic – can reduce the risk of buying a worthless piece.”
The study’s findings could probably be extended to other sectors where the creator is highly involved and visible, such as the food, restaurant, jewelry, footwear and clothing industries.
The authors wrote:
“While designers and chefs oftentimes operate in the background, this research suggests that more emphatically communicating their passion and commitment to their craft could significantly benefit that brand’s image and sales.”
“Artist Authenticity: How Artists’ Passion and Commitment Shape Consumers’ Perceptions and Behavioral Intentions across Genders.” Written by Julie Guidry Moulard,Dan Hamilton Rice, Carolyn Popp Garrity and Stephanie M. Mangus. Psychology & Marketing, DOI: 10.1002/mar.20719.


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Africa’s largest mobile operator MTN has indicated plans to cut down on capital expenditure by as much as a quarter in 2020, as it pays more attention to saving cash and ensuring its network remain operational during the Covid-19 pandemic. During an update for its first-quarter performance, the company has revised its Capex guidance to between R21bn and R22bn, from R28.3bn previously, saying it expects Covid-19 to interrupt supply chains and cause difficulties in rolling out extra coverage.
The mobile operator further revealed it was also seeking to save capital, though Covid-19 had a minimal effect on its first-quarter performance.
In a related development, MTN said data was one of its main drivers of revenue growth in the first financial quarter which ended March 31, as the country was placed under lockdown to curb the growth of the coronavirus pandemic.
The company recorded a 26.4 % increase in data revenue in the first quarter. Revenue from voice was down 6.3%, while fintech grew 26%.
CEO Rob Shuter said, "The impact of the pandemic on our quarter one performance was not significant as lockdown restrictions for our consolidated subsidiaries were only implemented from the last week of March 2020."
Digital revenue increased by 15.6%. Demand for broadband also improved sharply since the country was under lockdown, with companies encouraging employees to work from home.


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The Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF) and Heritage Bank say they have ₦500 million grant seed capital set aside for young Nigerian entrepreneurs and students with creative ideas in information and communication technology (ICT) and other areas.
This was disclosed during recent launch of the YESGrant Scheme hoped to benefit 1000 young Nigerians with creative ideas in ICT, agriculture and creative economy.
Speaking during the launch, Moses Siloko Siasia, Chairman of the Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF), said he was inspired by the big impact small businesses can have on the economy and that was why the grant was created to provide incubator support to enable young entrepreneur with creative ideas in Agriculture, ICT and creative economy start or expand their business concepts in those areas.
“I have built businesses from the scratch and I understand the challenges people face and that is why I am optimistic that if given the necessary support, young Nigerians will not only grow the Nigerian economy, they will completely revolutionise it,” he said.
Also speaking, Managing Director of Heritage Bank, who was represented by the Obioma Emenike, Head of Marketing Strategy, said he was optimistic that the initiative would lead to start ups and give a boost to economic growth and issued a call out to entrepreneurs to use their network to encourage their friends and colleagues apply for it.
According to NYPF, the YESGrant will provide business training for up to 600 aspiring young entrepreneurs spread across all geo-political zones in Nigeria and will encourage expansion, specialisation and spin-offs of existing businesses, which is to enable young entrepreneurs access a wide business professional network and improve their visibility, while entrepreneurs will receive up to N2 million annually as grant.
The YESGrant is to enable Nigerian students with extreme financial need pursue their academic dreams and aspiration in the areas of research and technological/scientific innovation and it will also help low income and disadvantage students with their tuition of which over 500 students will benefit from this year’s grant.
Furthermore, students studying in Nigeria will receive up to ₦500,000 while those studying in the United Kingdom will receive up to 3,000pounds and those studying in the United States will receive up to 5,000dollars annually as grant.
To apply for the YESGrant available at YESGrant.com, prospective recipients must be between the ages of 18- 40, be registered members of the Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF) and have an account with Heritage Bank prior to the disbursement of the funds in August 2016. Student’s award recipients must in addition provide their matriculation number and academic progression report.
The event was attended by dignitaries, including representatives from the Nigerian University Commission (NUC), National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), as well as captains of industries and top Government functionaries.


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Today Fantastec announced a blockchain licensing agreement with UK Premier League soccer club Arsenal FC. The company has a “SWAP” mobile app for blockchain collectibles targeted at gamers and sports card collectors. Arsenal confirmed the deal to Ledger Insights.
Fans can swap the collectibles between each other. When they have complete sets, the app unlocks rewards and enables them to earn rarer collectibles. The prizes include content such as footballer autographs and video.
Peter Silverstone, Arsenal’s Commercial Director, said: “As football fans, many of us remember collecting and swapping player cards with friends. This initiative with Fantastec SWAP brings that concept into today’s digital world and gives our fans access to unique Arsenal collectibles and content wherever they are in the world.”
“The majority of sports fans are now mobile-first and geographically distanced from their favourite teams,” said Simon Woollard Fantastec Product Partner. “Fantastec has developed a new approach for fans to engage in more valuable relationships with the teams and players they love, rewarding their activity in the app, and empowering them to own a genuine share of a club’s history – timestamped and safely protected on the blockchain.”
Other sports initiatives
Another sports blockchain startup is socios.com. Last year it signed deals with high profile soccer clubs such as Italy’s Juventus and Paris Saint. Germain (PSG). The emphasis with socios is to trade crypto tokens which enable fans to vote on certain team decisions.
Blockchain ticketing is another sports area that has seen some action. Six months ago UEFA announced the trial of a blockchain-based ticketing app. In October Ticketmaster bought US-based Upgraded which targets sports events.
UK-based Footies Tech is working on ticketing and is chaired by Ian Ayre the former CEO of UK Premier League soccer club Liverpool.


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A few hours ago Microsoft opened up the Windows 10 Technical Preview, to a few models of Lumia phones that are currently running Windows Phone 8.1. While on the surface this upgrade isn't a massive change for Windows phone 8.1 users, underneath the covers big changes have been made, to allow apps to more easily work across both desktop and phone with very few changes by the developer.
This should lead to increased app development for the Windows platform, with universal apps now being able to be used on desktop, tablet, phone and soon Xbox environments. Today in a new blog post Gabe Aul, the Director of Program Management for the Windows Fundamentals team said “Since it is a shared codebase, you should expect that builds for PCs, tablets and phones will be generally timed to come out at the same time, but they may not always be the same day or same build number, since sometimes a bug will affect one but not the other and we may take another build to fix it.”
There are quite a few known issues and it is being heavily stressed that this build should not be used on your main phone, as it may not be suitable for daily use. Gabe went on to say “We haven't bricked a single phone during all of our internal testing, but it is NOT IMPOSSIBLE, so you should be aware that there is some potential risk for you. In addition, bugs could prevent access to important features for you, including phone dialling and other core functionality.” So this really is a test build and unlike the current Windows 10 Technical Preview, this may not be suitable for most people.
[yframe url='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckzhX1O6Lto'] While the preview can be installed as a simple over the air update once you have the insider app installed and are registered, only a few Lumia models are supported at this time with more coming soon, they are the Lumia 630, Lumia 638, Lumia 635, Lumia 730, Lumia 636 and Lumia 830. High end Lumias such as the 1020, 930 and 1520 have all been shown running Windows 10, but due to some technical issues the preview has now yet been released for these devices.
Impressively the preview is available in 26 languages with more coming soon, but at this time Cortana is only available in those who set their region to English (US), this will be updating soon, following the same rollout plan as Cortana on the Desktop.
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KitGuru Says: While there are bound to be a lot of unhappy Windows phone fans out there who are not included in the first round of testing with their high-end devices, it is worth keeping in mind that there is a lot of work still to do and when we do get a build it should be that bit more stable from this initial rollout. Anyone using a Windows phone able to try this out?
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UNFI Q2 Net Sales, Income Up by Double Digits
United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) has reported net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 ended Jan. 28 of $1.29 billion, an increase of 15.5 percent, or $172.5 million, from the $1.11 billion posted in the year-ago period.
“Sales growth continued to accelerate in the second quarter of fiscal 2012, despite facing our toughest prior-year sales comparisons,” said Steven Spinner, president and CEO of Providence, R.I.-based UNFI. “This acceleration reflects the onboarding of our new national customer, the growing consumer demand for natural and organic products, and the continued movement by consumers towards a healthier lifestyle.”
Gross margin was 17.3 percent for the second quarter of fiscal 2012, representing a 48-basis-point drop from a gross margin of 17.8 percent last year. Gross margin for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 was affected by the continued shift in customer mix to the conventional supermarket channel and abourt $1.7 million in inventory write-offs, mostly of perishable and bulk products, because of higher inventory levels during the quarter.
Total operating expenses were 14.4 percent as a percentage of net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2012, the lowest quarterly percentage since the third quarter of fiscal 2007, and a decline of 56 basis points versus the second quarter of fiscal 2011. The company attributed this improvement to its continuing initiatives to boost productivity throughout the organization and lower operating expenses as a percentage of net sales. Total operating expenses grew by $18.7 million, or 11.2 percent, to $185.6 million, compared with the year-ago period, for which operating expenses of $166.9 million were logged.
Operating income as a percentage of net sales rose six basis points to 2.9 percent for the second quarter of fiscal 2012, compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2011. Net income for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 went up by $3.3 million, or 17.5 percent, to $22.0 million, or 45 cents per diluted share, from $18.7 million, or 39 cents per diluted share, last year.
“During the quarter, we continued to reduce operating costs as a percentage of net sales by implementing operational productivity improvements,” added Spinner. “We … believe that increased sales volume and continued efforts to control expenses should drive further expansion of our operating margin.”
Net sales for the first half of fiscal 2012 came to $2.50 billion, a 15.5 percent increase over the year-ago period. Gross margin was 46 basis points lower than last year, at 17.6 percent of net sales for the six months ended Jan. 28.
At 15.0 percent of net sales, total operating expenses for the six months ended Jan. 28 were 17 basis points lower than the year-ago period. Operating expenses for the first half of fiscal 2012 included expenses of about $6.8 million related to the previously revealed restructuring and divestiture of the UNFI’s conventional nonfoods and general merchandise lines of business and onboarding expenses related to the company’s newest national customer. Excluding these expenses, operating expenses as a percentage of net sales were 14.8 percent for the first half of fiscal 2012, a decline of 44 basis points versus the first half of fiscal 2011.
Operating income as a percentage of net sales was 2.5 percent for the first half of fiscal 2012. Excluding about $6.8 million of the aforementioned restructuring and onboarding expenses, operating income as a percentage of net sales was 2.8 percent for the first six months of fiscal 2012, consistent with the year-ago period.
Diluted earnings per share for the first half of fiscal 2012 were 76 cents, a 1.3 percent dip from the diluted earnings per share last year. Excluding the restructuring and onboarding expenses mentioned above, diluted earnings per share was 84 cents for the six months ended Jan. 28, a 9.1 percent increase over the year-ago period. Further, diluted earnings per share was affected by an increase in the weighted average diluted common shares outstanding to 48.9 million for the first half of fiscal 2012, from 46.8 million for the same period in fiscal 2011, as a result of the company’s equity offering that was completed late in the first quarter of fiscal 2011.
“Our Albert’s Organics division continues to grow its market share and exceed our expectations, fully embracing the company’s strategy of leveraging our complete product mix and industry expertise to expand market share,” noted Spinner. “As we look to the second half of fiscal 2012, we anticipate further expansion of existing relationships while working to add new customers across all channels and continuing to reduce operating costs and enhance productivity throughout our organization.”
Based on UNFI’s fiscal 2012 performance to date and the current outlook for the remainder of the 2012 fiscal year, the company is raising its net sales guidance for fiscal year 2012 ending July 28 to a range of $5.11 billion to $5.17 billion, a 12.8 percent to 14.1 percent increase in total net sales over fiscal 2011. The previous net sales guidance target was $5.0 billion to $5.1 billion, an increase of about 10.4 percent to 12.6 percent over fiscal 2011.
UNFI carries and distributes more than 60,000 products to more than 23,000 customer locations throughout the United States and Canada. The company serves a wide variety of retail formats, among them conventional supermarket chains, natural product superstores, independent retail operators and the foodservice channel.


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With the new year now well underway, so too is a new calendar of events. For the tech sector, this means future-gazing at more trends, products and innovations. Here’s our guide to the must-attend B2B tech events for 2019 and the themes likely to dominate their agendas…
Descending on Barcelona from 25-28 February, MWC (formerly Mobile World Congress) plays host to groundbreaking innovations from almost 2,500 companies and over 100,000 delegates. Whether it’s showcasing your new technology to the best in the game, tuning into insightful discussion or expanding your network, MWC is one not to be missed. Event themes this year include Industry 4.0 (namely IoT, cyber and cloud) and artificial intelligence (AI), as well as the much anticipated 5G.
Digital Transformation Expo
Looking closer to home, IP Expo Manchester has become something of a regular in the diary for many in the tech industry. This year the organisers are changing it up and bringing three events – IP Expo, Cyber Security X and AI-Analytics X – under one roof for the two-day Digital Transformation Expo 2019. Conceived as a ‘one-stop-shop’ for digital transformation, the event will take place from 3-4 April and will cover cyber security, developer and community, to IoT, Blockchain and AI.
AI: More Than Human
The Barbican is presenting a major new exhibition this year in the shape of AI: More Than Human, which runs from 16 May – 26 August. The event will see leading new commissions and research projects used to tell the story of artificial intelligence through the ages, from its Japanese Shintoism roots through major developments in the 1900s to the current day. With major players such as WIRED on board, this exhibition is one not to be missed.
London Tech Week
The UK is quickly becoming a hotspot for leading Industry 4.0 technologies. London Tech Week is one platform used to position us on a world stage, not only allowing us to leading conversations about pioneering innovations, but to scale up homegrown tech talent. Held from 10-14 June, London Tech Week features a host of events covering themes such as people and skills, connecting global markets and start-up to scale-up.
With the strapline ‘Scale. Share. Learn.’ SaaStr Europa returns to Paris 12-13 June to bring more than 1,500 SaaS leaders and founders together under one roof. You can expect thought leadership sessions, lots of networking and mentoring, as well as a full diary of SaaS-based evening activities.
Taking place in Lisbon from 4-7 November, Web Summit has been hailed “the best technology conference on the planet” by Forbes. The themes for 2019 are yet to be announced, but we can expect talks from founders of the world’s biggest companies, as well as start-ups and influential investors. The event is also the world’s largest gathering of international journalists from publications such as Bloomberg, Financial Times, Forbes and Wall Street Journal.


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Tesla has given 11,000 employees at its Gigafactory in Berlin a four percent pay increase, according to the Wall Street Journal.
This comes at a time when Germany’s largest union is trying to organize at the factory.
Tesla workers in Sweden are already on strike, while the US Automobile Manufacturers Association is recruiting members.
Tesla has given workers at its Gigafactory in Berlin a pay rise as unions eye the electric car maker, reports say. “Wall Street Journal”. According to the newspaper, the management informed the factory’s 11,000 employees that they will receive a four percent wage increase starting this month.
The announcement came on Friday during Elon Musk’s visit to the factory on his way back from the AI Safety Summit in the United Kingdom, where he was interviewed by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
The newspaper reported that the December salary package includes a bonus of 1,500 euros to compensate for inflation. From February, production employees will receive an additional raise of 2,500 euros per year.
Musk also announced during his visit that a car will be manufactured in the Berlin factory at a cost of only 25 thousand euros, as “Reuters“This will be an important milestone in the company’s efforts to make its cars accessible to everyone,” she reported.
The salary increase comes at an uncertain time for Tesla’s management
Tesla employees in Sweden have been on strike since October 27 after the company defied a collective agreement with its workers – a common occurrence in the country. And dock workers in Sweden have Threatened by itTo prevent Tesla cars from being loaded at four ports if an agreement is not reached.
Tesla’s leadership is also facing tensions in Berlin, where IG Metall, Germany’s largest union, says employees are joining in large numbers.
Last month, IG Metall said the number of Tesla workers joining unions had risen significantly and accused the company of failing to comply with health and safety regulations.
In the United States, the United Auto Workers organization set its sights on Tesla after its major victory over the Detroit Three: Ford, Stellantis, and General Motors. “The workers at Tesla, Toyota, Honda and others are not the enemy — they are future UAW members,” UAW President Sean Fine said loudly. CNBC.
Tesla did not immediately respond to Business Insider US’s request for comment.
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It all seemed to be going so well as she talked through the phone’s specs and features. Then came the price reveal: $1,380.
“That’s kind of a mixed response,” Hirst said to scattered applause.
Two of Apple’s newest smartphones, the iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max, start at $999 and $1099, respectively. The latter can cost as much as $1,449. And you can’t get any of Samsung’s newest phones for less than that once unthinkable price tag of $999.
Contrary to what some may have assumed two years ago, smartphone users appear more than willing to shell out four figures on what may well be considered luxury products.
“Consumer preference has been going towards going more high-end in general,” Maurice Klaehne, an analyst at Counterpoint Research, told CNN Business.
Klaehne says the high price points of recent devices are dictated partly by the fact that customers are holding onto their smartphones for months — or even years — longer than they used to before upgrading.
“Apple and Samsung, in particular, were seeing the market kind of peak in terms of how many phones are being bought year over year,” he said. “So they’re looking for ways to maximize their profit.”
Newer technologies like folding displays and 5G, both of which Samsung is leaning heavily on with its latest lineup, also make it easier to justify charging more — at least for now, Klaehne said.
But as these newer technologies become more common the cost could eventually drop.


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Yi Fang, the cult Taiwanese tea shop, has opened one London site with another to follow.
Having spent time at Spitalfields market as a pop-up, the brand has opened a kiosk on Shaftesbury Avenue and will be opening another on Moor Street in Soho this summer. Yi Fang’s USP is its range of proprietary ingredients, grown on farms that the company owns in Taiwan. Clearly attuned to London’s increasing appetite for the sometimes delicious and Instagrammable boba tea (or bubble tea), the company has added the two sites in the capital to its portfolio of 600 worldwide. Not bad for a company that launched in 2016.
Yi Fang was fined in 2017 after Taipei’s Department of Health found unsafe levels of bacteria in its green tea, and for a company of its stature the lack of available information about its fruit farms could cause some concern over the ethics of their supply chain. Nonetheless, London has already taken to the bubble tea offering, and plans for a second store seem a safe bet.
Pokai Wang of Yi Fang told Eater:
We are excited to open our first permanent location in the UK. Chinatown London offers the very best of Chinese food and drink in London, which made it the obvious choice for the beginning of our brand’s expansion.
While we are extremely well known in Taiwan we hope to introduce the Taiwanese tradition of drinking tea and the culture of our country to the UK. We take great pride in serving the very best product to our customers and look forward to adding to London’s existing market of diverse experiences from around the globe.


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April 11, 2019
By Tom Daly
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Securing enough nickel is a major worry for electric vehicle firms, an executive from Chinese electric car and battery maker BYD Co Ltd said on Thursday, adding that the company would welcome joint ventures that help guarantee supply.
Nickel is one of several metals that are key components of electric vehicle (EV) batteries. A shift in battery chemistry toward higher nickel content, which would allow cars to go further on a single charge, is expected to boost demand further.
“The supply of nickel going forward is a big concern in everybody’s mind,” said Coco Liu, procurement director at BYD, at the Fastmarkets Battery Materials conference. BYD counts Warren Buffet among its investors and is also German automaker Daimler AG’s partner in China.
Analysts had earlier told the conference that the market would be short of nickel if Chinese-led projects in Indonesia fail to deliver.
BYD looks not only for suppliers who can provide high-quality products but also those who have experience in setting up joint ventures covering the whole EV value chain from upstream mining to precursor battery materials and finished products, Liu said.
Joint ventures are “a good way to go forward” and can save costs, she said, adding that BYD prefers to have diversity in its supplier base to reduce risks.
Liu said buying shares in a mine requires a large investment and entails risks, despite a potential rise in demand for raw materials for battery.
“We hope despite the volatility we can have a secure, stable supply with a relatively steady price. Then it will help with our final product sales and development,” she said.
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Whenever Oregon starts talking tax reform, you can be sure that, sooner or later, someone will talk about a sales tax. There's a reason almost all other states have one: it's a powerful way to raise revenue without many of the inherent problems with income and property taxes.
So it's no surprise to hear that a state task force looking at tax changes is hearing some new pitches for a sales tax, according to the Bend Bulletin. The most eye-catching idea is being proposed by one of the task force members, Sen. Frank Morse, R-Albany.
He would like to wipe out property taxes for most Oregonians by exempting the first $1 million of home value. In exchange, he'd make that up with a 6 percent sales tax. Morse's idea recognizes one truism about the sales tax: that Oregonians will never buy it unless it eliminates another tax. This sort of does it, although it would obviously continue property taxes on commercial property, not to mention high-value residential property.
I've seen too many of these ideas come and go to figure this one has much chance. But it's always fun to see what supporters of the sales tax will try next.


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We all are used to hearing about security breaches and attacks against software, such as Adobe Flash or Microsoft and Android. But what if the security threat does not come from software, but from the device itself? Preinstalled and running the moment you switch it on…
The idea is not totally new. In 2006, McDonald’s promotion campaign turned into a PR nightmare instead of boosting sales. The marketing campaign, clever as it was, gave Coca Cola buyers a cup with a code that allowed them to win a free MP3 player with 10 downloaded songs. There was just one downside – the music players contained QQPass malware. The moment winners plugged their players into a computer, this Trojan horse slipped undetected into their system and began logging keystrokes, collecting passwords, and gathering personal data for later transmission.
For the security industry, this was one of the first cases that provided a view into a terrifying future.
Coming back to the present, we have recently heard of two cases where hardware itself is the security problem.
Lenovo laptops, a top-selling brand in 2014, came preinstalled with adware, called Superfish. But rather than just update your search results, as it is supposed to do, it opens up your communication to a man-in-the-middle attack, exposing all your confidential communication to the attacker. Timo Hirvonen from our labs says: “This threat allows the hacker to spy on users’ Internet traffic and infiltrate their computer, and poses a serious risk to consumers”. No connection on Lenovo laptops is secure – none at all! Not even the ones that look legitimate.
So why did Lenovo preinstall such adware on its computers?
The idea is to serve targeted ads to Lenovo users; to follow the user’s web browsing habits and serve ads that would likely interest them based on browsed images. Lenovo’s main reason for pre-loading Superfish is to make some extra cash. However, rather than making extra cash, which they did for a while, they may have ended up damaging their reputation for good. And the first law suit against them has already been filed.
The other recent case is Gemalto, the world’s largest manufacturer of SIM cards. American and British spies stole the encryption keys that are used to protect the privacy of cellphone communications across the globe. With these stolen keys, intelligence agencies can monitor mobile communications without seeking or receiving approval from telecommunications companies and foreign governments. The best way to avoid this surveillance is to add an encryption layer of your own (e.g. F-Secure Freedome) to any device that you use to communicate.
Any connected device could, at the end of the day, be used as a cyber-weapon. General Michael Hayden, a retired Air Force four-star general who headed both the CIA and NSA, comments on hardware hacking: “It’s the problem from hell.”
So why should you and your company care?
If nothing else, the examples above should be a warning to any company to make sure, and to double-check, that their PR and other actions do not turn against them. Consumers are more aware about security and privacy than ever, and much more willing to judge companies that violate that privacy.
And as a basic rule, don’t fall into the trap of purchasing inexpensive consumer laptops or other hardware. They are inexpensive for a reason – software and advertising partners pay the hardware producer to preinstall their solutions. Jarno Niemelä from F-Secure labs advises:
“To stay secure, and to protect your customers’ privacy, install all software yourself, or let only a trusted IT partner handle the installation. Do not use any preinstalled software.”


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Mumbai: Following the arrest of Aryan Khan by the Narcotics Control Bureau, the Indian multinational educational technology company BYJU’S has temporarily removed Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan from all its advertisements.
According to a report from Business Standard the company has removed Khan from its ads after its social media followers criticized the start-up brand for endorsing ads comprising Shah Rukh Khan as its brand ambassador.
Shah Rukh Khan has been the brand ambassador of the Bangalore-based start-up since 2017.
Sources reveal that he receives around INR 3-4 crore as part of his annual fee for being the face of this educational brand.
So far, there has been no official statement from the company in relation to this.
Meanwhile, Aryan Khan continues to be under judicial custody after his bail was denied on Friday.


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How to Win Deals and Influence CIOsBy Sara Driscoll | Print
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According to our Ziff Davis Enterprise Research study, CIOs don't look for solution providers that offer the lowest price. So what do they look for when selecting a solution provider?
It is the million-dollar question: What makes a CIO or IT manager choose a certain VAR over another?
According to our exclusive Ziff Davis Enterprise Research study, which examined both how CIOs choose a generalist VAR and a specialist VAR, some of the channel’s worst fears have been doused. When it comes to generalist solution providers, most CIOs look at value for money, with 62 percent rating this as their top priority. Interestingly, price ranked second to last, with only 12 percent calling it a top priority—so it seems CIOs are now prepared to pay for the service they get from solution providers and not simply go for the lowest bidder.
Coming second for the generalist VARs was the quality of their products and services, cited by 39 percent of CIOs. Reliability of products and services, and customer services came up third and fourth with 38 percent and 34 percent, respectively.
However, things are much brighter for the specialist solution providers. While best value for the money was still the top priority—and in these uncertain economic times that is no surprise—but it was only cited by 51 percent of CIOs, with quality of products from a specialist VAR cited as a close second with 49 percent.
Alistair Bell, CEO of VAR Bell Microsystems, said for generalist resellers the market is tough because it is driven on price. "If you look at VARs selling desktops, it’s entirely a commodity and end users are just looking at price. When it comes to more specialist areas like storage, most of the customers don’t even go to tender, because price is less relevant."
Bell said the quality of services offered by specialist VARs has a massive impact on deals. "If we go up against a more generalist, bigger VAR, we have better core skills of delivering the whole package, and we can help with other things such as compliance because our sales staff are skilled in our particular area; the generalist VARs don’t have this quality of skills in their sales staff," he said.
The research also showed how important word of mouth is. A recommendation or company reputation was cited by 42 percent of CIOs as the factor that most influences their decision on choosing a services provider.
Bell said that winning deals is also about understanding and respecting that as a specialist you are just one part of what could be a major project. "So you have ensure that you deliver everything on time every time, and the end user has to be able to rely on you to do that." Once an end user trusts you to do that, then word does get around and more business should follow, he added.


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Amazon has continuously poured billions of dollars into the country it counts as one of the most promising future markets...
With Amazon’s Global Selling program, Haldiram’s is making its first direct venture into e-commerce in the US...
Good news for e-com brands: India's online grocery shopping forecasted to be among fastest growing in Asia
Online grocery shopping poses a completely different set of challenges and Jeff Bezos was clever enough to avoid it until AmazonFresh was launched in 2007. Even then, Amazon treaded cautiously, and its reach was limited
Grofers has expanded its own range of brands over the last year and has over 800 products
The demand for private label brands is on a rise as consumers are seeing the value of getting the same quality product as a national brand at least 40-50 percent lesser cost
Cashback and deep discounting are the two biggest attractions for consumers shopping on ecommerce.
Vijay Shekhar Sharma says firm is targeting gross sales of about $500 million during festive season
Market leaders have about 35% of their gross merchandise value from private labels and this is set to rise further as they push for profitability in a sector with wafer-thin margins
The scheduled deliveries for all customers will continue in the four cities where Amazon Now operates – Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad
As the homegrown e-commerce leader, and often considered a proxy of startup health, Flipkart helped set the tone when it raised $1.4 billion in April
The electronics retailing business achieved around Rs 11,200 crore sales last fiscal year, making it the largest contributor to revenue at Reliance Retail
Flipkart has undertaken a pilot programme in Bengaluru, aiming to foray into grocery segment and may expand it to other places across the country
By 2025, consumer electronics would see maximum penetration of e-commerce between 38-42 per cent compared to 13-15 per cent currently
According to a report by The Wall Street Journal , the e-comm giant may also develop kerbside pickup locations for food shoppers
The company has been running a pilot for this line of business in Bengaluru
Predicted growth to shape up between 2016 and 2022, as per study
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BYD Will Start EV Production In Thailand In Q3 Of 2024
Now BYD will be able to bring in more EVs to Malaysia even faster
After showcasing its full range of brands at the Bangkok Auto Show this week, BYD said it will kick off electric vehicle (EV) production in the country in Q3 of 2024 and this means that the brand will likely be able to take more orders here in Malaysia and deliver them faster as well making their already impressive sales even more of a sight to behold.
BYD was Thailand’s best-selling EV maker last year with the fully electric Atto 3 SUV being the top-selling electric model, with over 19,200 units delivered. The very same EV SUV is also very popular here in Malaysia and was the very first model the brand offered in the country so it will definitely see many more orders as time goes by.
Moreover, BYD’s general manager of its Asia-Pacific Sales Division said people were lining up to purchase the car after hitting its 10K sales goal in just 42 days. After breaking ground on its first car plant in Thailand last March, construction is expected to wrap up in the next few months and then production should be ramping up to full capacity very soon after that.
The company also announced not too long ago that its investment will create a significant number of jobs while bringing advanced EV manufacturing tech to the region. This will also help boost Thailand’s economy in a very significant way.
BYD showcased its entire lineup of brands overseas for the first time, including the main ‘Build Your Dreams’ brand, Yangwang, Fang Cheng Bao, and Denza. New EVs, including the Song Max, Sealion (Sea Lion 07 in China), Song Plus (Seal U), Yangwang U9 supercar, and the Fang Cheng Boa 5, all of which have made their debut in Thailand.
On top of that, once up and running, BYD’s new plant in Thailand is expected to build 150,000 EVs a year. The automaker solidified its commitment to the region as Thailand works toward its goal of having 30 percent of vehicles manufactured in the country to be electric. This will definitely go a long way in achieving that goal.
Well, what do you guys think? Will the new BYD plant in Thailand see more sales for Malaysia or will this only help Thailand while other ASEAN countries need to wait for their turn to be helped by the Chinese EV manufacturer?


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From Thursday 15 – Friday 16 March 2018, the team from siteoffice.mobi will be attending, exhibiting and speaking at Australia’s leading construction, architecture, build and design expo – Sydney Build 2018 at Sydney’s Royal Hall of Industries – Hordern Pavillion.
Are you attending Sydney Build 2018? Come and visit us at booth 193, where we will be showcasing our cloud-based construction project management software. While you’re there you can catch up with the team, grab some sweet merch and a mentos and enter our business card competition.
On day two of the conference, siteoffice.mobi Co-Founder and Construction Manager Kalil Zeitoun will present on embracing digital transformation in the construction sector. Don’t miss out on Kalil’s talk at 3:40pm on Friday 16 March, which will detail the Australian construction sector’s opportunity to rapidly adopt emerging digital technologies and the importance of driving industry innovation. In an increasingly competitive landscape, Australia’s leading companies will be those who continue to invest in the next wave of digital technologies to enhance efficiencies and mitigate risk.
If you haven’t yet registered, why not join thousands of attendees from across Australia at the free conference and access over 90 senior speakers, as well as countless workshops, partner sessions and live demos; 150+ exhibitors within 5 zones, 60+ industry partners, plus valuable networking events, not to mention the live music, craft beer festival, whiskey tasting and prize giveaways. Keep up-to-date with the latest projects, news, industry standards and technologies across: construction, design, architecture, cladding, insulation, flooring, lighting, building supplies, hardware, joinery, home automation and everything build related.
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Tablets are produced by this Ainol named Novo7. With a 7-inch touch screen Novo7 embedded MIPS processor 1GHz single-core from MIPS technology. With the low price this tablet has pretty good specs, including a camera equipped with front and rear camera which has a resolution of 2 MP, 3-dimensional graphics support, 1080p video player, bluetooth, WiFi 802. 11 b / g / n, USB 2.0, micro SD, as well as an HDMI port for connection to an HDTV screen. Battery endurance is also quite long, about 8 hours for video playback and 6 hours to play games.
Andy Rubin, founder of Android said he was proud to see Android 4.0 MIPS-based tablet can enter the tablet market. With its low price and high performance will be the choice for mobile consumers and become stronger picture of how the openness of Android can drive innovation and competition that will provide benefits to its customers around the world.
For a while this new Novo7 available in China, but some future time these tablets will also be present in various countries with other brands such as OMG and Leader Electronics International, reportedly even with the larger size of 8 and 9 inches.
Novo7 Google also has been certified to be able to run various Google applications like Google Maps, Gmail, Google Music and Google Talk. But Google does not provide formal access to the Android Market in China because it needs to negotiate further. But these tablets are still able to access applications such as Amazon's market that provide some popular applications such as Angry Birds.


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Whenever you buy a new smartphone, one of the first areas to take a hit will be the frame or the display.
Is the Apple Store down today? The short answer is yes, and the reason is pretty obvious for most people that will
The anticipation is growing for the arrival of the next smartphone from Apple which looks set to bring a further increase in
This latest snippet of Apple news will be interesting to those interested in purchasing an iPad Air. A few months ago
We are now less than two hours away from the Apple Keynote speech where the world is expected to possibly see two
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Chandigarh Sometimes happiness burns the house. One such case came up in Gurdaspur, Punjab on the day of Diwali. Here on the day of Diwali, the furniture shops started coming.
Due to which goods worth lakhs were received. However, the exact loss of fire has not yet been assessed. Neither is the cause of the fire known. However, people believe that this fire has been lit by Diwali lamps.
It is to be told that the incident suddenly caught fire at the shop of Mahajan Hallsel, located on Dadwan GT Road, village of Block Dhariwal. Shop owner Manoj Kumar Mahajan came out of his shop after worshiping Diwali, and after some time, he saw smoke coming out of his shop.
When he went inside the shop, the flames had spread throughout the shop. The fire had taken the entire shop to its insistence. After this incident there was chaos in the whole area. Immediately after the fire, the shop owner informed the fire brigade and the police administration.
On receiving the information, SHO Manjit Singh, in-charge of the police station reached the spot along with the party and cleared the way for the fire brigade trains. Please tell that the damage caused by the fire has not been confirmed by the shop owner yet and the cause of the fire has not been ascertained.


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not Quanta has secured manufacturing rights to Apple's "tablet PC." Its sources claim that the device will focus on "e-book functionality" and hit the market in Q1 with initial shipments set in the 300,000 to 400,000 range -- a modest, but healthy number when you consider that Apple sells about 2.6 million Macs per quarter. DigiTimes claims it will have a 10.6-inch panel (not 10.7- or 9.6-inch) and that the panels could be sourced from Innolux Display, not WinTek. If nothing else, at least the Taiwan-based rumor monger has quit calling the device a netbook as all these rumors coalesce around a Q1 launch.
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Apple 'Tablet PC' manufactured by Foxconn, shipping in Q1?
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Fanatics and the University of Tennessee (UT) announced an exclusive retail partnership where Fanatics will be a primary retail partner of the University with a comprehensive set of vertical and wholesale fan apparel rights.
While Fanatics acquires some exclusive fan apparel rights, UT will retain its partnership with Nike as the provider of performance products and select apparel for UT Athletics.
Fanatics, who has been a partner of UT Athletics since 2010, has also received a long-term extension to continue operating the Volunteers’ e-commerce and mobile retail experience.
Under this expanded partnership, Fanatics in-house apparel division, Fanatics Brands, obtained rights to design, manufacture and distribute an expanded selection of Vols and Lady Vols merchandise. A key benefit to the University will be Fanatics’ on-demand manufacturing capabilities that support quick turnaround.
“Through its efforts to produce and deliver outstanding products in creative and innovative ways, Fanatics has long enabled the Tennessee fanbase to easily display its passion for the Vols and Lady Vols,” Senior Associate Athletics Director for External Operations Alicia Longworth said. “We’re thrilled to extend that partnership and continue outfitting Vol Nation with top-of-the-line merchandise.”
The deal follows a detailed analysis of the department’s licensing program and a proposal process completed in conjunction with the University’s exclusive licensing agent, CLC.
Fanatics also holds similar primary fan apparel deals with other Universities including Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Oregon, Florida, and Miami.
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MacBook Pro 2021 tipped to come with faster UHS-II SD card reader
The upcoming MacBook Pro 2021 may get a feature that will be a serious boon for professional photographers and video editors in the form of an SD card reader with high-speed UHS-II support.
That’s according to an Apple Tracks report, which claims a “trusted source” has pointed it out to a faster SD card reader. It also notes that the next-generation MacBook Pro could sport an illuminated Touch ID button and could have up to 32GB of RAM.
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While we can’t verify the veracity of the Apple Track report, it does tease some interesting information for the MacBook Pro 2021, which is expected to come in 14-inch and 16-inch sizes.
Let’s start with the UHS-II SD card reader. We’ve heard previous rumors that Apple plans to bring back the SD card reader in the new MacBook Pro, after abandoning the slot in favor of a USB-C connection in 2016.
This is good news for creative professionals like photo and video editors, as it makes it a simple process to insert files from the camera to an SD card into a laptop instead of relying on cable connections and slow transfer speeds.
However, a traditional SD card reader can only deliver speeds of up to 100 MB/s, while a UHS-II reader bumps that figure up to 312 MB/s, provided you have a compatible card to go with it. The readers are backwards compatible, however, so using a UHS-I SD card means you miss out on the speed boost.
This will clearly be a killer feature for the 2021 MacBook Pro, assuming the information is accurate, especially for creative professionals. For example, video and image files are notorious for having large file sizes, and tripling the speed will make life a lot easier when trying to work on location.
MacBook Pro 2021 RAM and Touch ID
Apple Track also revealed that the next-gen MacBook Pro will get up to 32GB of RAM. This will be an upgrade over the MacBook Pro M1’s Apple M1 chip with 16GB of RAM, however, this refutes a Bloomberg report suggesting a 64GB option.
When it comes to tasks like manipulating large RAW photo files or 4K video, more RAM is better. And while 32GB is nothing to smell like, it might not be after a considerable amount of MacBook Pro fans.
The MacBook Pro 2021 is expected to come with either an Apple M2 chip or an M1X slice of Apple silicon. Both chips have been touted as being more powerful on the impressive M1 chip, so pairing them with more RAM could make them proper professional powerhouses; We will just have to wait and see which rumor turns out to be true.
Speaking of rumours, it has also been claimed that the next-generation MacBook Pro may get a mini-LED display to boost screen brightness and contrast over the standard LCD panel found in current MacBooks. Such corrections can be a boon for creative professionals after a rich and bright display of colours.
Considering that the iPad Pro 2021 has a mini-LED display, bringing the technology to the MacBook isn’t a huge leap in the imagination. We just hope that Apple opts for slimmer display bezels so that MacBook Pros can maximize real estate without elongating their bodies.
Lastly, reports from Apple Track claim that the MacBook Pros will feature a Touch ID button that will be illuminated and backlit for the first time. There aren’t many details on this, although it has been claimed that the sensor will be illuminated by “several dedicated LEDs”. Than a glasses refresher.
With new MacBook Pros being revealed in the fall, we haven’t got too long to wait before seeing what rumors emerge. Of course, the lack of a chip could throw a spanner in the works, and the fall could just see the reveal of the iPhone 13, with MacBooks arriving in 2022. As always, time will tell.
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AgriSync Launches First App To Accelerate Farmer-Advisor Collaboration
Keeping up with the newest technologies in agriculture is a constant challenge for farmers, and adequately supporting those farmers is a major struggle for vendors too. AgriSync has launched the first application designed specifically to address these challenges by allowing vendors and advisors in agriculture to work with their farmer customers more effectively. The result is better quality support at a lower cost.
Using standard smartphone capabilities, AgriSync allows all trusted advisors – agronomists, service technicians, and precision agricultural specialists for instance – to see what their farmer customer sees in a real-time video support session.
AgriSync also gives service-driven advisors an additional tool for providing the best possible customer satisfaction. Subject matter experts spread their expertise more effectively. Unlike consumer-grade products, AgriSync includes enhanced features that give advisors better visibility into customer support success across their team.
“When someone covers eight to 10 counties like we do, AgriSync could be a substantial savings of time and expense,” said Mark Johnson, field agronomist for Iowa State University. That translates into better service to Iowa State’s farmer clients at a lower cost of delivery.
Craig Marsh with Complete Agronomy Solutions, an independent agronomy advisory firm based in South Dakota and Nebraska, notes AgriSync is “a platform to stay better connected with our crop consulting clients and our own team of agronomists.”
A focus on agriculture’s human element has driven AgriSync’s development. “We see a real opportunity to serve the farmers and their trusted advisors who are on the front lines trying to make decisions and use the latest technologies,” said Casey Niemann, President of AgriSync, Inc.
AgriSync is available for both farmers and advisors at the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. For more on the AgriSync team and the problem AgriSync helps solve, visit the website and watch the video at www.agrisync.com.


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The proposed price hike of movie tickets has received flaks from the industry. Industry experts are of the opinion that the revised rate would only help audience to get away from movie theatres. While speaking on the incident, director – producer Sohan Roy opined that the statement made by the finance minister about entertainment tax, was quite misleading.
The implementation of GST and subsequent revisions in the state local body entertainment tax slab, will result in the ticket price hitting INR 125 mark, for a ticket, which costs INR 113. Sohan Roy also lased out the state government for wrongly accusing GST for the effective decrease in the entertainment income of the state.


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The entire manufacturing industry is in the midst of a worker shortage. Although a recent study predicts that nearly 3.5 million jobs will be created in the sector by 2025, the same study indicates that approximately 2 million of these roles will be left unfilled. While some are quick to attribute the decline in manufacturing jobs to increased automation and technology in the workplace, it seems that the average laborer just isn’t interested in jobs like machining or fastener production.
Problems in Machining and Tooling
The machining or tooling industry is critical to manufacturing. Not only are they responsible for creating the tools and molds needed to produce consumer goods of all types, but they’re also often the first stop in the entire production lifecycle. Introducing bottlenecks or slowdowns at this point in the process often result in a chain reaction that affects every step after that.
Officials in Michigan are especially concerned about the future of the machining industry. The city of Grand Rapids currently has the largest concentration of job openings in the entire nation. Detroit boasts the country’s second-largest concentration.
The Center for Automotive Research, or CAR, recently held a conference in Michigan to talk about this topic. According to their sources, the total hours spent in tool and die development will increase by 60 percent by 2019 for Detroit’s automotive manufacturers. Couple this with the fact that employment within the tool and die sector recently fell by 4 percent from 2013 to 2014, and it’s easy to see how dire the situation has become.
Numerous factors are driving these trends. According to CAR, more than 75 percent of all employees in the tool and die trade are over the age of 45. When you consider the fact that most of these laborers will be eligible for retirement in a few short years, and that most millennials are forgoing the typical factory job for more entrepreneurial endeavors, it’s difficult to tell where the future tool and die-makers will come from.
If a manufacturer maintains a full-time workforce of 1,000 employees, they’ll need to hire more than 200 new, qualified workers just to replace those who are retiring. Factories that are planning to expand their operations in the future will need to hire even more.
However, the skills gap is making it impossible for some manufacturers to expand at all. According to a recent survey led by Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute, more than 80 percent of respondents are facing a serious shortage of qualified talent. More than 75 percent indicated the shortage had a direct impact on their ability to grow and expand as originally planned. Another 69 percent of U.S. manufacturers believe this negative trend will continue.
Shortages in the Fastener Industry
The tool and die industry isn’t alone with its problems. The fastener industry is seeing its share of problems as of late. A sector that is valued at $1 billion in North America alone, with most manufacturers located in the U.S. and Canada, it’s yet another problem for the automotive industry to tackle.
Detroit’s automakers typically depend on a just-in-time manufacturing process for greater efficiency. Instead of stocking their own parts, like common nuts and bolts, they order the fasteners as needed. The parts are delivered on-time and immediately put to use. It’s a revolving system that works well for many manufacturers across the globe.
The just-in-time manufacturing strategy is useful in many industries, but there are some shortcomings. Evolving production schedules and raw material shortages are causing many automotive manufacturers to start stocking their own fasteners in limited quantities. While this strategy ensures access to the right parts when needed, it does little to help the struggling tool and die industry.
Another problem comes in the form of employees who just don’t understand the basics of the fastener industry. With millennials eager to use technology as much as possible in their everyday lives, including on the job, many aren’t even considering a future in the sector. If leaders in the fastener industry don’t do something soon, they could experience labor shortages that are similar to machining and tooling.
Other changes are affecting the industry as well. With many manufacturers making the switch to lighter, stronger materials, including aluminum and stronger types of steel, tool and die-makers are finding it difficult to meet deadlines and maintain acceptable standards of quality.
How to Accommodate the Future of Manufacturing
The entire manufacturing industry needs to make some sweeping changes to accommodate the future workforce of the United States. As technology continues to play an increasing role in our everyday lives and as our current generation of skilled workers are starting to plan their retirements, manufacturers that embrace IT might be able to take the lead in the race to fill their rosters with top talent.


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By Joey Ferguson
Hollison spent seven years as Citrix global vice president of integrated marketing and strategy and two years at Microsoft where he managed marketing messages targeting business executives.
“Mick’s unique blend of marketing, sales and product experience makes him the ideal candidate to propel InsideSales.com to greater levels of industry awareness and customer success,” said David Elkington, CEO and founder of InsideSales.com. “We are elated to have him join our team as we accelerate our growth in sales automation and predictive analytics — two of the hottest technology segments in the market today.”
InsideSales.com raised $35 million in a Series B funding round earlier this year, which led to 100 percent sales growth and 120 percent employee growth, according to the statement.


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In anticipation of the cutting-edge commercial, David Beckham will also make his first ever appearance at the new H&M Times Square store.
H&M will unveil a 30-second high-octane David Beckham TV spot featuring never-before-seen technology from Delivery Agent that brings a new level of consumer engagement and measurement to Super Bowl advertising.
In an industry first, viewers with select Samsung Smart TVs will be able to buy pieces from the new David Beckham Bodywear collection instantly during the Super Bowl through the t-commerce platform.
H&M is the first retailer to launch a fully enabled t-commerce campaign that includes shopping from a commercial, as well as launching an H&M t-commerce boutique in the ShopTV marketplace, bringing pieces from the David Beckham Bodywear collection to consumers across the United States. The innovative technology will be demonstrated by both Samsung and Delivery Agent at the International CES show this week in Las Vegas.
"We're thrilled to be back in action at the Super Bowl, showcasing our new campaign," says Daniel Kulle, President H&M North America. "We're bringing our A-game, the world's top style icon and the best quality bodywear to the largest stage in the world."
The cutting-edge David Beckham Bodywear commercial will air during the 2nd quarter of the big game. The new collection marks the fifth season for H&M's David Beckham Bodywear line, with nine styles designed in collaboration with the famed soccer player. The collection has quickly become a staple for men worldwide since its 2012 debut.
H & M Hennes&Mauritz AB (H&M) was established in Sweden in 1947 and is synonymous with affordable as well as up-to-date and high quality fashion. H&M has a wide product range that is divided into a number of different concepts for women, men, teenagers and children.
The company's clothing collections are created by its own designers, pattern makers and buyers. H&M has more than 104,000 employees and around 3,000 stores in 53 markets, including franchise markets.
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Optty, the world's first universal payments platform, today announced a new partnership with Triple-A, a licensed crypto payment gateway, to add cryptocurrency as a payment option on the platform. As the central hub connecting and streamlining a robust global network of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) providers, this milestone marks the launch of Optty's sixth payment architecture, further expanding viable payment options for merchants...
IBAX, a cutting-edge blockchain platform, is proud to announce its launch, which enables the creation of digital proof of ownership for real-world assets and commodities. With its unique approach to asset tokenization, IBAX is set to transform the way assets are managed and traded in the digital era.
Passage, a platform for creating and connecting 3D virtual worlds and experiences, today announced the completion of a $6 million private sale led by Akash Network.
Aethir Closes $150 Million Valuation, Pre-A Funding Round to Scale its Decentralized Cloud Infrastructure
Aethir, a pioneer in Decentralized Cloud Infrastructure (DCI), today announced the completion of its Pre-A funding round, bringing the total value raised to date to over USD$9 million and the company valuation to USD$150 million.
Digital Shovel, the Industry Leading Manufacturer of Turnkey, Mobile Crypto Mining Containers, Announces the Launch of its Latest Revolutionary Product, the 'NanoPOD'
Digital Shovel, the industry leading manufacturer of turnkey, mobile crypto mining containers, today announced the launch of their new solution for small to medium mining operations, the NanoPOD. The revolutionary new NanoPOD has the smallest footprint of any Digital Shovel product to date, being small enough to fit through a 7-foot tall door and taking up no more space than 2 standard skid spaces in a tractor trailer.
Connext Labs, the pioneering blockchain interoperability protocol, today announced xERC20, a mechanism for Web3 projects to bring their token to any chain, offering the best available security by using battle-tested canonical bridges under the hood. Connext's announcement follows co-founder Arjun Bhuptani's recently proposed ERC-7281 standard, which aims to fix the fragmented liquidity and security problems of token bridging by shifting ownership over supported bridges and security to token issuers.
Edelcoin AG, a Swiss-based pioneer in the tokenisation industry, is proud to introduce an innovative product, Edelcoin (EDLC), to the global market. Edelcoin is a stable payment token backed by a basket of precious and base metals, marking a significant advancement in digital currencies.
B2BinPay, an industry-leading crypto processing provider, has announced a partnership with Ledger, the global platform for digital assets, in an effort to bring the best storage practices for its clients.
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RISC Zero, developer of leading general purpose zero-knowledge (ZK) virtual machine technology, has raised a $40 million Series A. The round was led by Blockchain Capital and joined by seed round lead Bain Capital Crypto, with participation from other notable investors including Galaxy Digital, IOSG, RockawayX, Maven 11, Fenbushi Capital, Delphi Digital, Aglaé Ventures, IOBC, Tribute Labs' Zero Dao, Figment Capital, and Alchemy Ventures.
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text: Apple has announced that it is investing $200 million in Gorilla glass maker Corning Incorporated from it’s new Advanced Manufacturing Fund. The investment will support “Corning’s R&D, capital equipment needs and state-of-the-art glass processing”. Corning’s partnership with Apple began a decade ago with the first iPhone. Apple has committed to investing at least $1 billion with US-based companies focusing on manufacturing. Apple’s billion-dollar Advanced Manufacturing Fund was unveiled last week by CEO Tim Cook. The company claims it “supports 2 million jobs” in the U.S., including 450,000 at companies that supply it with components.


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Office of Mayor Frank C. Guinta
For Immediate Release, August 21st, 2006
Contact: Craig Smith (603) 624-6500; (603) 759-5870
A ROSE TO FIGHT HUNGER
Guinta kicks off Chalifour’s food drive
Manchester- Mayor Frank C. Guinta kicked off Chalifour’s "A Rose to Fight Hunger" food drive today by making the initial donation. With officials from Chalifour’s and the New Horizons Food Pantry on hand, Guinta dropped off canned goods and received a rose. (photo attached)
From August 21st through August 31st, the local flower and gift shop is offering a rose to anyone who comes into their store and donates either a non-perishable food item or a monetary donation to the New Horizons Food Pantry.
"Back in June, I asked the people of Manchester to help out the food pantry in their time of need and the response has been wonderful," Guinta said. "Chalifour’s has been a very generous member of our business community for over sixty years, and I am extremely pleased to see them stepping to the plate once again to help out those less fortunate."
The New Horizons Food Pantry experienced a food shortage worse than usual this summer. While the food drive in June helped considerably, the pantry is now once again facing a critical shortage. The pantry’s most urgent needs are Peanut Butter, Jelly, Tuna, Canned Vegetables, Canned Fruits, Baked Beans, Canned Tomatoes, Pasta & Sauce, Diapers and Baby Food.
Chalifour’s is located at 46 Elm St in Manchester’s downtown. They are open Monday through Saturday from 8am-6pm and Sunday from 9am to 2pm. All are encouraged to visit, drop off a donation and receive a rose.


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Debit card and credit card surcharges have cost Australians an estimated $800 million in the past year, according the latest industry reports.
Data collated by MasterCard shows that the average Australian household is paying an average of $100 in card surcharges every year, to the tune of $800 million in total.
These figures, which are based on the estimated value of total credit and debit card transactions that are surcharged in Australia, show that the majority of surcharges come from airlines, although taxis, hotels and major utility companies also add to the cost of paying by card. And consumer advocates and the media have started making noise over these costs, with consumer watchdog CHOICE leading the charge.
CHOICE says 12 months on from the introduction of rules designed to rein in excessive credit card surcharges, Australia’s worst surcharge offenders are continuing to take consumers for a ride.
“Surcharging should be reduced to a reasonable level, which RBA data shows on average to be less than 1% for merchants processing transactions through Visa and MasterCard,” CHOICE CEO Alan Kirkland says.
Earlier in 2014 CHOICE found that consumers flying Qantas from Sydney to Melbourne can still pay a staggering 523% more than the average merchant service fee, only a slight improvement on the charges from March 2013.
At that time, just prior to the introduction of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s reforms, the Qantas surcharge for card payments was $7.70. In December 2014 it went down just $0.70 to $7.
Virgin Australia, on the other hand, charges a $7.70 booking and service fee for payments made by debit card, credit card or PayPal, while both Tigerair and Jetstar charge $8.50 per flight, per person for domestic travel.
CHOICE says any changes made since the reforms have been limited and minimal at best due to a lack of enforcement.
“Unfortunately no-one was put in charge of policing or enforcing the rules, leaving the likes of Cabcharge, Qantas, Virgin Australia, Jetstar and Tiger to continue using card fees as a sneaky way of raising additional revenue,” Kirkland says.
Complex Card Surcharges
While the views put forward by MasterCard and CHOICE have been picked up by the mainstream media – particularly the $800 million figure – other experts suggest taking a closer look at the issue of surcharges before jumping to conclusions.
Finance and economic commentator Michael Pascoe, for instance, says some of the blame also lies with credit card and debit card companies.
“What the RBA did last year was to empower card issuers to forbid merchants making excessive surcharges – but the card companies are all too mimsy to risk offending any of their merchant customers,” he explains in an article for Yahoo Finance.
“It is perhaps understandable that card company A doesn’t want to risk being the odd one out in calling, say, Airline X, to account for abusing its customers. If A bans X from imposing an excessive surcharge, X might simply refuse to accept A’s cards, giving all the business to card companies B, C and D.”
Meanwhile, the Federal Minister responsible for consumer affairs, Small Business Minister Bruce Billson, argues that the guidelines have actually had “some impact” but that further government action will be taken if improvements do not continue.
“If we can’t get the outcome that’s needed and the reasonable pricing of credit cards to conclude transactions then a further regulatory response may well be justified, but we are urged to give this Reserve Bank framework 12 months to run,” Billson says in an interview with ABC Radio National.
He has indicated, however, that intervention will be an absolute last resort, with Billson encouraging consumer groups to keep running their campaigns and suggesting consumers should also take an active role in complaining to organisations they feel are charging too much for payment by card.
“We’re trying to be thoughtful when bringing about additional regulation to an economy that’s already groaning under too much,” he says.
Tips To Avoid Card Surcharges
At the moment cardholders are basically expected to bear the brunt of these costs, whether they pay with credit card or debit card.
So how can you save money on surcharges until things change for the better? While there are only a few options, some of the strategies you can consider include:
- Paying for taxis with cash to avoid CabCharge fees,
- Checking to see if your bank is accepted through POLiPay – which Qantas, Virgin and Jetstar say is a charge-free option,
- Shopping around for the cheapest deals (including surcharge costs); and
- Choosing a card that is exempt from these fees, like a Jetstar credit card or the QantasCash prepaid debit card (which waives domestic booking fees).
Some of the surcharge-free card options do come with certain terms and conditions that need to be met before your are eligible, but they are worth considering if you travel a lot and want to save some money on all your bookings.
Otherwise it may be a matter of planning ahead for costs, and voicing your opinion by signing petitions or lodging complaints with companies that are charging a lot for card payments.
But hopefully, in the near future, it will be easier and more affordable to pay with a card and avoid a surcharge in the process.


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By Lucy Meyer
A new website created by a British teenager highlights the dangers of revealing private information on social networking services.
We Know What You’re Doing exposes the compromising status updates of Facebook and Foursquare users who haven’t set their accounts to private.
“I’m getting so mad right now I hate my boss Jay I hope he dies better yet I feel like killin him,” says Anastasia R, while Thomas L announces that it “feels great to be not hungover for first Friday in ages”.
WKWYD’s search tool scours Facebook and Foursquare for key words such as "hungover" and “cannabis” and divides the findings into four categories: “Who wants to get fired?”, “Who’s hungover?”, “Who’s taking drugs?” and “Who’s got a new phone number?”.
The so-called “social networking privacy experiment” is the brainchild of 18-year-old web developer Callum Haywood. The British teenager's creation is proving incredibly popular. According to Haywood, the site has received over 400,000 visitors since its launch on Monday.
“I created the website to make people aware of the issues that are created when they post such information on Facebook without any privacy settings enabled,” Haywood told CNN. “The people featured on the site are most likely not aware that what they post as ‘public’ can be seen by absolutely anybody, and that Facebook will happily give away this information to other websites via its Graph API.”
While those featured on WKWYD may be surprised to find themselves on the site, the web developer hasn’t used any published information that users haven’t already revealed publicly.
In a post on its website, computer security site Sophos claims that there’s “nothing slimy or hackerish” about Haywood’s experiment.
Sophos also argues that the responsibility for potentially damaging status updates lies not with Facebook, but with users. “At the very least, people have got to start paying attention to Facebook's privacy settings.”
Social media expert Jenna Price agrees. “You need to be really careful of your online presence because it’s your reputation,” says the University of Technology Sydney academic. “When you go online and trash your reputation, and you do it yourself, you’ve only got yourself to blame.”
According to Price, the public have been given countless warnings about the dangers of failing to protect their privacy online, but many have failed to heed the warnings. To Price, WKWYD is using humour to deliver an important message. “I think if it draws attention to complete abject stupidity that’s a good thing.”
WKWYD is not the first site to highlight the risks of oversharing online. Please Rob Me collated public check-ins from social networking services to announce when users would be away from home. Another social media aggregator, Openbook, makes it possible to search public Facebook status updates in real time.
By contrast to Please Rob Me and Openbook, WKWYD is careful not to reveal too many details about the people it features. Haywood only lists users by their first name and doesn’t link to their profiles.
There was some good news today for those who have been caught out by WKWYD. Haywood took to Twitter to announce that he will introduce a new feature tomorrow which will allow anyone featured on the site to request the removal of their post.
To avoid having your private thoughts exposed on WKWYD, Haywood recommends that users head to Facebook’s privacy setting “and make sure Control Your default Privacy is not set to ‘Public’”.


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Can competitions replace headhunters? Nortzhone seems to thinks so. The Swedish venture capital firm has invested 29 MSEK in a Swedish startup called Sqore, which is trying to change the way companies look for talent, tech site Breakits podcast reports in it’s latest episode.
Here’s an example of how Sqore works: A bank wants to hire four programmers. Instead of putting an ad on a website and asking applicants to send and e-mail, the bank gets in contact with Sqore.
Sqore sets up a competition were programmers are asked to solve a problem. Those who come up with the best solutions get a substantial cash reward – which makes the contest attractive to participate in.
After the competition is over the bank gets a list of the top participants. The underlying concept is that problem solving is a better way to determine who can do the job than a resume.
Sqore already has a revenue of 17 MSEK and 35 employees, according to Breakit.


text: At one time, TASCAM (under the TEAC name) was a prolific manufacturer of mixing consoles — remember the Model 15? In the late 1970’s it was the standard. TASCAM re-entered the mixing console business with the Model 24 earlier this year and now they’ve launched the MZ-223 (three output) and the MZ-372 (dual output) rack-mountable zone mixers. TASCAM’s Joe Stopka, Vice President of Sales and Business Development, joined Gary on today’s podcast to talk about the applications of each of these new mixers – aimed at bars, restaurants, churches, retail and school applications. The A is still a big (and more profitable) part of AV and this is worth listening to as it’s highly likely you have applications for these mixers — and these are simple to use. Oh, and listen to the end as Joe talks about a new program TASCAM has aimed directly at contractors — including a new 2-year warranty.


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Facebook and Instagram experienced widespread technical disruptions in several countries on Tuesday. Users of Meta Group's online services on platforms such as X (formerly Twitter) and Bluesky reported that they were logged out and were unable to log in again.
Tens of thousands of users have reported technical issues with the All Errors service. There were more than 29,000 reports of incidents on Facebook alone. One affected person wrote: “Oh #Facebook is down. Recordings are no longer possible. #facebookdown.”
After an hour, the number of bug reports had dropped to almost zero.
Instagram and Facebook are up and running again
There were more than 25,000 error messages on Instagram. For example, if you open the Instagram app on your smartphone, the following error message will be displayed: “Unable to reload feed.”
The speaker's meta-comments on X
Meta spokesperson Andy Stone previously wrote on Twitter: “We are aware there are issues with access to our services. We are working on this now.”
Facebook is the world's largest Internet network with three billion monthly active users. According to the latest information, Instagram has around 1.35 billion users.
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(PRWEB) July 7, 2010
2010 looks set to be another record year, with four new categories added to reflect the growing importance of online and social media, as well as the explosion of mobile commerce into the marketplace. Showcasing an array of talent is no tall order, and expectations and standards are high.
Award nominations opened online at the end of last month, using digital research specialists, eDigitalResearch, to provide the interactive online survey platform. Hopeful entrants will be required to select from one of sixteen categories before entering their company details. They then need to impress the judges by entering customer recommendations and appraisals, before explaining why they deserve to win the accolade. The survey can even host a range of supporting documents, allowing candidates to add some extra panache to their entry.
eDigitalResearch have been benchmarking and documenting the online market place for over ten years now, giving Director Michelle Fuller, a wealth of experience, expertise and insight to call upon when judging begins. “eCommerce is a growing industry, and we’re beginning to see an abundance of talent and hard work that deserves to be acknowledged. The dominance of social media over the past year, along with many other influences, will make judging this year’s awards a complex, yet exciting experience.”
Nominations are open until September, but with dozens of exciting and inventive entries already in, this year’s event looks set to be bigger and better than before. Award winners will be announced during the eCommerce exhibition in London held later in the year, with support from industry press and ecommerce specialists.
For more information and to access the nomination form please click here: http://www.imrg.org/8025741F0065E9B8/%28httpPages%29/478C531297578F1C80257719004FBAAF?OpenDocument
eDigitalResearch is a leading provider of digital market research, enabling customers to make critical business decisions with the benefit of comprehensive consumer insight and informed direction. eDigitalResearch possesses a unique combination of research expertise, marketing background, web technology and knowledge of the cross-channel consumer. As well as providing invaluable research data, the modules of its fully integrated research system - ratings, surveys, panels, communities and forums - can combine to provide holistic analytics and essential market-leading insight. This gives its clients the power, confidence and backup to make crucial decisions on key aspects of their business including product range, marketing, customer service, supply chain, even basic positioning. For further information, please visit: http://www.edigitalresearch.com